"The Barnes family is in trouble. Dickie's once-lucrative car business is going under--but Dickie is spending his days in the woods, building an apocalypse-proof bunker with a renegade handyman. His wife, Imelda, is selling off her jewelry on eBay and half-heartedly dodging the attention of fast-talking cattle farmer Big Mike, while their teenage daughter, Cass, formerly top of her class, seems determined to binge drink her way through her final exams....

Explains the concept of managing money by discussing topics that include savings accounts, investing, and managing debt.

Meet the Pomeroys: a church-going family of five living in a too-red house in a Texas college town. In an attempt to climb out of the holes they've dug, father Roger and mother Georgia make a series of choices that will have catastrophic consequences for their three children.

Cowboy Jim Kane's bank loan is due. So is his next alimony payment. And the Appaloosas he brought in from Mexico have been slapped into quarantine. What Jim needs is some pocket money.

"Brother and Sister Bear learn some important lessons about earning and spending money"--Title page verso.

Jake and Tina are a couple with champagne tastes and a rapidly dwindling bankroll who are living a little too high on the hog in a London hotel. They decide to fake the theft of their only resource, a sculpture, to collect the insurance. Before they can set their plan in motion the statue is stolen, and the accusations fly!

When his dad's hobby shop faces competition from a new store on the mall, Willie finds ways to help with the family finances while also trusting in God.

Things are so bad for recently widowed farmer Mary Bassett and her three children that this Thanksgiving they may not even be able to afford a turkey for their dinner. Suddenly, Mary's wealthy and estranged mother Isabella comes for a visit. Although Isabella finds a kindred spirit in Mary's eldest daughter and budding writer Tilly, Mary resents her mother's attempts to help them out of their financial difficulties. It will take more than money to...

Max and Ruby spend so much on emergencies while shopping for Grandma's birthday presents, that they just barely have enough money left for gifts.